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12:20 PM ET, October 19, 2025

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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Second “No Kings Day” protests the largest single-day political protest ever*, with 5.2-8.2 million participants  —  UPDATE 10:00 AM Oct. 19: After adding new data, our median estimate is 5.2 million, and the upper bound is 8.2.  The numbers in this article have been updated.
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Trump posts wild AI video showing him flying fighter jet, dropping sewage on No Kings protesters  —  President Trump took a massive dump on his adversaries.  —  The president posted a wild AI-generated video of himself late Saturday as a fighter pilot wearing a crown on his head, unloading sewage on “No Kings” protesters.
Discussion: Mediaite, Salon and Raw Story
Zac Anderson / USA Today:
Trump jabs ‘No Kings’ protesters with AI videos of himself wearing crown  —  President Donald Trump and the White House responded to the millions of protesters who took to the streets at “No Kings” rallies by jabbing them with a series of apparently AI generated videos and a photo of Trump wearing a crown.
Discussion: New York Times, Breitbart and HuffPost
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Speaker Johnson doubles down on ‘No Kings’ criticism following demonstrations nationwide … Demonstrators gathered across the country in an estimated 2,700 separate “No Kings” rallies Saturday to protest what they call President Donald Trump's authoritarianism.
Associated Press:
‘No Kings’ protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities nationwide
April Rubin / Axios:
“No Kings” protests draw huge crowds across U.S.
Washington Post:
Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump's El Salvador prison deal  —  To secure Washington's access to El Salvador's most notorious prison, the secretary of state made an extraordinary offer to President Nayib Bukele.  —  In the days before the Trump administration deported hundreds …
Associated Press:
Israel strikes Gaza after it says Hamas attacked across ceasefire line  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Israel on Sunday struck targets in the southern Gaza Strip after it said its troops came under fire from Hamas militants …
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Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
New Flare-Up of Violence Strains Gaza Cease-Fire  —  Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza after it accused Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines.  —  Israel accused Palestinian militants on Sunday of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines in Gaza and said it had launched airstrikes in retaliation.
Discussion: New York Post, CNN and UPI
NBC News:
Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza, accusing Hamas of ‘bold’ ceasefire violation
Associated Press:
Trump calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug dealer’ and announces an end to US aid to the country  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  President Donald Trump said Sunday he would slash U.S. funding to Colombia …
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New York Times:
U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
It's 2025, and Democrats Are Still Running Against Trump … In New Jersey, the most expensive attack ad in the governor's race so far this fall accuses the Republican nominee, Jack Ciattarelli, of wanting to be “the Trump of Trenton.”  —  In Virginia, Abigail Spanberger …
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Wall Street Journal:   Republicans Target Democrats Over Transgender Policies in This Year's Races
Steve Kornacki / NBC News:
Trump's 2024 gains in New Jersey hang over November's race for governor
Discussion: Fox News
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Worries grow about Black, Hispanic voter turnout for Sherrill in New Jersey governor's race
Discussion: New Jersey Online and NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
Congress Is Running Out of Time to Decide the Fate of Obamacare Subsidies  —  Republicans decry the ‘Biden bonuses’ of enhanced ACA, while Democrats say pressure will rise on GOP to extend subsidies  —  WASHINGTON—The window for extending billions of dollars in Americans' healthcare subsidies is closing rapidly.
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Shutdown Fight Reopens Debate in G.O.P. Over Health Care  —  The spending showdown has highlighted Republicans' failure to produce an alternative to Obamacare, which many of them assail but concede is too politically risky to undo.  —  The federal shutdown that is nearing its fourth week …
Discussion: masslive.com
Avery Lotz / Axios:
No “glitter, stars and glam”: Santos dismisses critics after Trump commutation  —  Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) said Sunday he found out that President Trump had commuted his sentence from a news story playing on a prison television. … - In a Truth Social post announcing his clemency action …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Sanders at ‘No Kings’ rally: Mega-billionaires have ‘hijacked’ economy  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said at a “No Kings” protest on Saturday that mega-billionaires have “hijacked” the economy, slamming some of the wealthiest people in the nation.  —  “This is about a handful …
Discussion: Mediaite and IJR
Freddie Clayton / NBC News:
Zelenskyy urges Trump to get tougher with Putin, says he's ready to meet in Budapest  —  Speaking with NBC News' “Meet the Press,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian leader was similar to Hamas, but stronger.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …
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New York Times:
Wealthy Americans Are Spending.  People With Less Are Struggling.  —  Data show a resilient economy.  But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.  —  By the time the Pilsen Food Pantry opened on a recent morning …
David Ljunggren / Reuters:
US forces attacked drug-smuggling vessel, three killed, says Hegseth  —  U.S. forces attacked a drug-smuggling vessel on Friday and killed three people, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday, alleging that the boat was affiliated to a Colombian guerrilla group.
 
 
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New York Times:
Booking Big Guests and Irked by Leaks: Bari Weiss's First Days at CBS
Discussion: HotAir and The Gateway Pundit
David Cohen / Politico:
Rand Paul: ‘All of these people have been blown up without us knowing their name’
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Sunday Pages: My “No Kings Day” Speech
Discussion: Mid Hudson News
David French / New York Times:
Trump Is Dragging Us Down to His Level
Discussion: Politico and Newsbusters
Washington Post:
Dangerous or life-saving? Why drug programs that stop disease are under fire.
Sasha Stone / Free Thinking Through …:
No Kings: The Lunatics Are Running The Asylum
Discussion: American Greatness and The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Today, millions of Americans and their allies turned out across the United States and around …
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Anna Schecter / CBS News:
Ex-ICE director says Trump's immigration crackdown putting agents in “terrible position”
Quico Toro / Persuasion:
Going Full Venezuela  —  No Kings day feels eerily familiar to me.
Governor of California:
White House to fire explosive artillery over major roadway in Southern California, I-5 to be temporarily shut down on Saturday due to life safety risk
 

 
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